It was Crick and Watson who worked out the structure of DNA in the 1950s, but its discovery was made nearly 100 years previously by a Swiss physician called Frederick Miescher.
The residents will range in nationality, cultural, religion, age, sex, political association, socio-economic backgrounds, etc. The Assisted Living Federation of America reports that the average age of an assisted living resident is 86.9 years (female average age 87.3; male average age 85.7). Female residents (73.6%) outnumber male residents by almost 3 to 1.
Supervised Living program staff provide community living skills instruction to individuals who are ages 18 and older with developmental disabilities residing in their own apartments, condominiums or homes in the community. Daily routines incorporate activities typical of others living in the community.